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Louisiana | La. Stat. Ann. § 44:31 | Public Records Requests |
Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter or as otherwise specifically provided by law, and in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter, any person of the age of majority + See moremay inspect, copy, or reproduce any public record.
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Louisiana | La. Stat. Ann. § 44:32 | Reasonable fees |
For all public records, except public records of state agencies, it shall be the duty of the custodian of such public records to provide copies to persons so requesting. The + See morecustodian may establish and collect reasonable fees for making copies of public records
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Louisiana | La. Stat. Ann. § 44:31.1 | Exception to general duty to respond to public record requests |
For the purposes of this Chapter, person [to whom a custodian must provide records] does not include an individual in custody after sentence following a felony conviction who has exhausted + See morehis appellate remedies when the request for public records is not limited to grounds upon which the individual could file for post conviction relief under Code of Criminal Procedure Article 930.3. Notwithstanding the provisions contained in R.S. 44:32, the custodian may make an inquiry of any individual who applies for a public record to determine if such individual is in custody after sentence following a felony conviction who has exhausted his appellate remedies and the custodian may make any inquiry necessary to determine if the request of any such individual in custody for a felony conviction is limited to grounds upon which such individual may file for post conviction relief.
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Louisiana | LA Rev Stat §1381.4.B | Orleans CDC Judicial Expense Fund Audit |
The judicial administrator of the Criminal District Court for Orleans Parish shall place all sums collected or received under this Section in a separate account to be designated as the + See morejudicial expense fund for the Criminal District Court for Orleans Parish. The judges of the court shall cause to be conducted annually an audit of the fund and the books and accounts relating thereto and shall file the same with the office of the legislative auditor where it shall be available for public inspection.
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Obligation to collect or record | Municipal court |